I've been too....

30 percent of the united state, and 15 states


visited 15 states (30%)
Create your own visited map of The United States or try another Douwe Osinga project

how many have you been too?

Katie

Basketball

So my brothers are on this basketball team, and they've actually won a lot of their games. they have also played a lot of games to. so yesterday was their last home game because next week is tournaments (i'll post about that later). So they won!!! and then after the b-ball game, we had two families over. one left at 11:00, and the other left around 11:30 ish. so i went to bed after the first family left, because the other family had only boys, and one girl (who i think is 9). but i didn't end up falling asleep until the last family left anyway. but my little 5 year old sister Elaina had a friend spend the night and they woke up early this morning at 8! yea. so they woke me up....when i kinda wanted to sleep till like 11!

Katie

Anniversary party

So since my grandparents (on my mom's side) just had their 50th wedding anniversary they are taking all their grandkids (with their parents), and some great- grand kids. to Frankenmuth (a place up north in michigan.) and we get to stay at the Bavarian Inn!!!!! i am so excited here's what some of it is like. i really can't wait to go. and to make it even worse....we have to wait till July!!!!!

I've been to Frankenmuth for many other occasions, but i've never stayed at the Bavarian inn. so it should be fun!!!! have any of u peeps that live in michigan ever gone?

Katie

Hectic/ losing my mom's cell phone...

so normally i don't like to post about what i have done from day to day. but i have been so hectic recently so on monday i had co-op all day. on tuesday i did school in the morning, then i went out with my sister, we went to panera, and whole foods, and then i went to a friends house to do hw (yea sarah and hannah, we did hw didn't we?? haha.) we actually didn't end up doing any. we were at their house until about 9:30. and today i got up at 6:30 to go babysitting. i just got home around 1:30. tomorrow i have to babysit, and then we have something to do in the evening. and on friday i have co-op and then we have a b-ball game to go to. so i have been very hectic.

so about losing my moms cell phone....So on saturday i was at my brothers fundraise thingy for their b-ball team. and i was walking out to the car with my sister and i felt the cell phone in my pocket while i was walking. but i droped it....and we're not really sure where. i think i droped it when i went to open the car door. but when we went back later, and we dug through all the snow, and it wasn't there...so we're not sure what happened. so originally it was gonna be like $200 that i had to pay (i had to pay becuase i was the one who lost it) but then i was only $50!!! and the $50 was only because she got a new phone. here's what's my mom's phone looks like:



did the picture show up? so yup and its even the same color. and texting on it is way easier on it than on her old phone. what do you think of the new phone?

Katie

Fat Tuesday

So for all u peeps that aren't polish....today is fat tuesday....and i've eaten like 5 pounchki's.....that's alot....i'll have to post some pics later.....so now...i guess you could say i'm fat...even though i'm not....did u have any pounchki's??? let me know.

Katie

Co-op

20th century literature. where we talk about anything but 20th century lit! literally. i'm the person in the light green shirt with my back to the camera but my head is towards the camera. and the lady to my right is our teacher. and the kid to my left is my friend simion. and the two other girls that are really blurred out are Laura (the teachers daughter) and Jessica. and the lady that's standing up is the helper.

That's me in the middle. and the lady to my right is my teacher. and to my left is my friend Anna. this is when we were dancing on stage for chapel too.

DANCING!!! this is when we were dancing for chapel...i'm the person on stage on the farthest left.

Michigan...

Michigan has the weirdest weather patterns. for instance: for about 3 or 4 day, the weather in Michigan had all of us convinced that it was going to be spring soon. but now it just snowed!
here's what our week of weather looks like:

Tonight	Tomorrow	Wed	Thu	Fri
High: 24° Low: 8°	High: 31° Low: 22°	High: 41° Low: 31°	High: 41° Low: 30°	High: 32° Low: 14°

yup. that's our weather. at least its going to get a little warm. But i still LOVE living in michigan. and i don't think any state can compare.

Katie

God Almighty- Chris Tomlin

This is one of the best worship songs i have ever heard. my sister Kristin showed it to because i have to choreograph a song for it. tell me what you think.

Katie

Short....

Yea. so i'm REALLY short for my age. i'm all most 15. and i'm 5 feet. here's what facebook has to say about short people:

"I AM NOT SHORT everyone else is freakishly tall."

" i am not short. i'm just unusually NOT TALL"

i really like those two and they gave me a good laugh.

Katie

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Kristin! You are the best older sister i have ever had!

Love,
Katie

Biology.....

biology has to be one of the most interesting subjects! really. it does. So today in biology we started dissecting things. and our first one was an earth worm....and then the animals will start getting bigger and more complicated. and the last one we do is a fetal pig. but it was actually pretty fun to see what it looks like in the inside of an earth worm! really. it is. oh and if you want to see some pictures, let me know.

Which Austen Heroine am I?

I am......Catherine Morland from Northanger Abby.

Katie

Quote of the day.

"In matters of life and death, eat cheetos."-me!

and if you want to see the exchange of what me and my sister had about this. go check out my facebook.

Katie

My sisters version of a movie review

this is what my five year old sister wrote as her "movie review" of Madagascar 2.

Hippo: There are hippos that like to go on date’s with Modo-Modo

Zebra: There are zebras that like to run

Giraffe: They like to talk about doctors and walk.

Lion: There are lion’s that like to fight

Capuchin Monkeys: They like to go “oh-oh-ah-ah!” and they eat junk food

Bird: They like to go “tweet-tweet”

Squirrel: They eat nuts

Gorilla: Their big and fat!!

Penguins : They like to be in charge

Flamingo: They are pink and tall

Doritos SuperBowl Comnercial for 2009

The two guys that made this are unemployed and decided to enter the contest to win 2 million dollars. they won. and not only did they win the Doritos Commercial contest for 2009, they also won the best commercial of the Superbowl for 2009.



Let me know what you think.

Katie

proverbs 8

Proverbs 8

1 Does not wisdom call out?
Does not understanding raise her voice?

2 On the heights along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;

3 beside the gates leading into the city,
at the entrances, she cries aloud:

4 "To you, O men, I call out;
I raise my voice to all mankind.

5 You who are simple, gain prudence;
you who are foolish, gain understanding.

6 Listen, for I have worthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.

7 My mouth speaks what is true,
for my lips detest wickedness.

8 All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.

9 To the discerning all of them are right;
they are faultless to those who have knowledge.

10 Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,

11 for wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.

12 "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.

13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil;
I hate pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.

14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
I have understanding and power.

15 By me kings reign
and rulers make laws that are just;

16 by me princes govern,
and all nobles who rule on earth. ^[a]

17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me find me.

18 With me are riches and honor,
enduring wealth and prosperity.

19 My fruit is better than fine gold;
what I yield surpasses choice silver.

20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,

21 bestowing wealth on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.

22 "The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, ^[b] , ^[c]
before his deeds of old;

23 I was appointed ^[d] from eternity,
from the beginning, before the world began.

24 When there were no oceans, I was given birth,
when there were no springs abounding with water;

25 before the mountains were settled in place,
before the hills, I was given birth,

26 before he made the earth or its fields
or any of the dust of the world.

27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,
when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,

28 when he established the clouds above
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,

29 when he gave the sea its boundary
so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

30 Then I was the craftsman at his side.
I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence,

31 rejoicing in his whole world
and delighting in mankind.

32 "Now then, my sons, listen to me;
blessed are those who keep my ways.

33 Listen to my instruction and be wise;
do not ignore it.

34 Blessed is the man who listens to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.

35 For whoever finds me finds life
and receives favor from the LORD.

36 But whoever fails to find me harms himself;
all who hate me love death."

A few things that i have always wanted....

1. to be a nurse
2. to have unlimited supply of money and go buy all of the biography's that are out there.
3. an extremely nice camera.
4. to be able to write really good. (because i absolutely stink!)
5. to be first lady.
6. to be a missionary in Africa.

what are a few things that you have always wanted?

Katie

Winston Churchill quotes

All of these are taken from the book: Winston Churchill: soldier, statesman, artist. by John B. Severance.

A lady member of parliament who was annoyed with Winston said to him, "if you were my husband, i'd put poison in your coffee." and Churchill replied, "if you were my wife i'd drink it."

A member of Parliament was giving a long and boring speech when he noticed that Churchill's eyes were closed. "Must you fall asleep while i am talking?" the man asked. "no. " replied Winston with his eyes still closed. "It's purely voluntary."

"During my life i have often had to eat my own words and i have found them a wholesome diet."

"in war you don't have to be nice, you only have to be right."

When he was quite old someone asked Churchill if he was afraid of death. He answered, "I am ready to meet my maker. Weather my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter."

"A young man cannot expect to get very far in life without getting some good smacks in the eye. "

When asked why he painted only landscapes and never portraits he answered, "Because a tree can't complain that i haven't cought its likeness"

25 random things about me....

1. i hate bread
2. i'm in love with shopping
3. i love playing the piano
4. i share a bedroom with my three other sisters
5. i hate swing dancing
6. i love hanging out with friends
7. i love holding little babies :)
8. i hate receiving forwards
9. i love watching football, especially michigan!
10. i have lived in Michigan my whole life
11. i love God
12. i wish i had an unlimited supply of money, so i could go visit all my friends!
13. i'm addicted to chewing sugar free gum...
14. i could eat salmon all day :)
15. i hate writing
16. i love blogging.
17. i have started at least 10 diaries, and never finished one of them
18. i love babysitting
19. i love talking on the phone
20. i love to dance
21. i love painting my nails (what girl doesn't?)
22. i love listening to songs on youtube
23. i don't like banna splits
24. i hate people who are rude and snoby (none of you are that)
25. i love being with my family

Flowers...

I posted a few pictures of some flowers on my photo blog if you want to see them.

Happy Birthday!

To the BEST mom in the world! I hope you have a wonderful birthday mom! and enjoy many more :)

Love,
Katie

West Side Story

WSS was absolutely amazing! I loved it! (even thought it was like my third time seeing the play). Even though it seemed like it was perfect, there were still a few glitches, like half the cast being sick with the flu and going off stage during the performance to go throw up! in one of the songs the one girl was so sick that she couldn't even sing her solo! yea, but she ended up coming on stage later. And there was one time a girl was supposed to pop out of a garbage can, but she popped up at the wrong time! And there were a few mic problems, but they were soon fixed. But over all, it was a GREAT play, and they did a AWESOME job!!!

Oh and in case your wondering my brother Jason was Diesel, and my brother Josh was 1st violin in the pit orchestra.

Katie